Southern States Athletic Conference - News

[Baseball] Flames Win 8-5, Headed for World Series for Sixth Straight Year

George Starr — 2012-05-15T16:08:25-06:00

It would be safe to say almost everything went Lee's way on Monday afternoon as the Flames advanced to the NAIA College World Series with an impressive 8-5 win over Missouri Baptist in the showdown game of the Opening Round of the National Tournament.

[Baseball] Eagles reach out to elementary school students on eve of NAIA tourney

Doug Amos — 2012-05-09T11:30:00-06:00

RIDGELAND, S.C. - On the eve of the most important weekend of their season, players for the No. 5 ranked Faulkner baseball team took time to practice what they preach. Committed to the NAIA's Champions of Character program, where servant leadership serves as one of five core values, the Eagles set out to visit students at a local elementary school here Wednesday the day before beginning play in the Baseball National Championship Opening Round tournament.

[Baseball] Flames Capture SSAC Title; Saez Named MVP

George Starr — 2012-04-30T21:31:19-06:00

Columbus, GA - In what could be a preview of another game matchup between the two top baseball teams in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC), Lee University defeated Faulkner University for the SSAC Baseball Tournament Championship. Lee went undefeated and 4-0 as they cruised to the tournament title by the score of 11-0 for its 50^th victory.

[Softball] No. 6 Lady Crusaders Capture SSAC Title; Defeat No 18 AUM, 3-0

Pulley — 2012-04-28T17:55:00-06:00

Columbus, GA- Freshman Alli McCaleb fired a four hit shutout as No. 6 William Carey defeated No. 18 Auburn Montgomery, 3-0 to capture the 2012 Southern States Athletic Conference Championship.

[Men's Golf] Flames Rally in Third Round to Capture SSAC Men's Golf Conference Title

Jonathan Wojciechowski — 2012-04-25T23:43:08-06:00

Norcross, GA - #9 ranked Lee University Flames outlasted several conference foes nipping at their heels to take home their first SSAC championship title. The ten teams participating traveled to The Oaks Golf Club (Pass Christian, MS), where the players faced demanding tests of golf, which included a tough layout and challenging weather conditions.

[Women's Tennis] Hajkova Becomes Second Warhawk this Season to Grab NAIA Weekly Honors

Greg Black — 2012-04-25T18:23:12-06:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kveta Hajkova of Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) has been named NAIA Women's Tennis Player of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Hajkova was selected based on her performances from April 16 - 22 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated group player of the week selections. Hajkova is the second Warhawk to win the award this season. Teammate Jade Curtis received Player of the Week honors on March 21.

[Softball] Softball Seeding Complete for Championship in Columbus

Greg Black — 2012-04-24T19:11:02-06:00

Norcross, GA - It seems to be the norm in the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) to have the tournament seeding come down to the last day. This year it came down to the last day plus three. On this Tuesday evening, the final three seeds from the West Division were determined with a split of games between the University of Mobile and Faulkner University. When all the games were finally completed, no. 10 ranked Lee University (46-8, 23-4) and no. 6 ranked William Carey University (43-8, 20-4) won their two respective divisions and were provided #1 seeds into the SSAC Softball Championship at the Stadium Field at South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, GA starting this Thursday.

[Women's Soccer] Townsend to lead Lady Eagles

Ryan Bartels — 2012-04-23T10:55:00-06:00

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Glenn Townsend has been named the head coach of the Faulkner women's soccer program after spending two years as the teams' assistant. He served as the interim head coach after Jeff Ireland resigned in mid March.

[Baseball] Five Series Sweeps Decides Seedings for Baseball Championship

Greg Black — 2012-04-21T19:04:44-06:00

Norcross, GA -In an unusual final weekend of conference play, five series were sweeps which resolved the eight seeds which were all undetermined for this week's Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Tournament. When the dust settled, No. 5 ranked Faulkner University captured their first regular season conference baseball championship ( 44-9, 27-3) and the #1 seed for the SSAC Baseball Championship Tournament being held at Golden Park in Columbus, Georgia beginning Thursday, April 26. The Eagles narrowly edged No. 3 ranked Lee University (46-8-1, 26-4) who swept Belhaven and will be the #2 seed.

[Men's Tennis] No. 5 AUM Wins Eighth Consecutive SSAC Tournament Crown

Tim Lutz — 2012-04-21T14:13:49-06:00

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ----- Freshman Nicolas Pinones-Haltenhoff broke a 4-4 tie with a victory at the No. 1 singles position, as the No. 5 Auburn University at Montgomery men's tennis team earned its eighth consecutive Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Championship with a 5-4 victory over No. 11 William Carey Saturday at the O'Connor Tennis Center.

[Women's Tennis] Top-Ranked Warhawks Win Fifth Consecutive SSAC Women's Tennis Crown

Tim Lutz — 2012-04-21T14:05:04-06:00

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ----- For the fifth consecutive season, the top-ranked Auburn University at Montgomery women's tennis team captured the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Championship, as it defeated No. 7 Brenau, 6-1, Saturday at O'Connor Tennis Complex.

[Baseball] No. 5 Faulkner sweeps Shorter, celebrates first-ever SSAC title

Doug Amos — 2012-04-20T16:05:00-06:00

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Faulkner won its first-ever Southern States Athletic Conference regular season baseball championship here Friday, sweeping 15th-ranked Shorter 5-1 and 4-2 in front of a boisterous crowd at Harrison Field.

En route to the SSAC title, the fifth-ranked Eagles pushed their winning streak to 20 games and capped off the regular season with a 44-9 overall record. Faulkner finished its SSAC slate with a 27-3 mark, out-distancing third-ranked Lee in the race for the league crown.

[Softball] No. 11 Lee hosts No. 9 Shorter in the NAIA Game of the Week

Greg Black — 2012-04-18T13:04:37-06:00

NAIA Game of the Week
No. 9 Shorter (Ga.) (38-7, 18-3 SSAC) at No. 11 Lee (Tenn.) (41-7, 18-3 SSAC)
Wednesday, Cleveland, Tenn., 2 p.m. CDT, Butler Field

[Women's Golf] Lady Flames Capture SSAC Women's Golf Conference Title

Greg Black — 2012-04-18T08:41:11-06:00

Norcross, GA - The second ranked Lee University Lady Flames fended off the rest off the field to take home their first SSAC championship title. The eight teams participating traveled to The Oaks Golf Club (Pass Christian, MS), where players competed through weather challenges and a demanding course setup.

[Softball] Charlsie Broome of Shorter has Been Tabbed as the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week

Greg Black — 2012-04-17T14:41:04-06:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Charlsie Broome of Shorter (Ga.) has been tabbed as the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week and Hollind Englert of Bethany (Kan.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Broome and Englert were chosen based on their performances from April 9 - 15 out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 24 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.